PHYCOLOGICAL NEWSLETTER A PUBLICATION OF THE PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA PSA 2011 in Seattle, July 13-16, University of Washington campus! summer Message from PSA President Paul Hayes write this message, my last as President, at a fall 2010 time that presents interesting challenges and Iexciting opportunities for phycologists. Many Editor: of the major issues facing society have a phyco- Juan Lopez-Bautista 46 VOLUME logical dimension. To give just a few examples, no one can have failed to notice the substantial Department of Biological Sciences interest in using both macro and microalgae as a University of Alabama potential source of biofuels, and now phycologists need to engage in improving the yield of oils if this Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 potential is to be realised. Sustainable access to [email protected] freshwater is becoming a major global issue, and one that is impacted significantly by toxic algal and 1 cyanobacterial blooms. The phycological commu- Co-Editor: nity must generate the biological understanding needed both to underpin the management prac- Dale Casamatta tices necessary to prevent bloom formation and to Department of Biology 2 NUMBER provide early warning systems that allow contami- nation to be detected before it causes problems. In University of North Florida the post-antibiotic era we need to find new ways to Jacksonville, FL 32224 arrest the growth of pathogenic organisms. The in- credible diversity and long evolutionary history of [email protected] algae is reflected in the production of a multitude of secondary metabolites. Phycologists need to be actively involved in the extensive bioprospecting INSIDE THIS ISSUE: needed to identify and characterise these com- pounds. Message from the President 1 I realise that this is both a very superficial and a very incomplete romp through the potential Awards and Nominations 2 impacts of phycological research, but it serves Courses 6 to illustrate what we already know, i.e. that the study of eukaryotic algae and cyanobacteria is not Trailblazer No 33 9 something that should just be of interest to a few Past and upcoming events 16 specialists, it is important. PSA members have a News 21 major contribution to make in driving forward this applied research agenda and in the broader ad- Accolades 24 vancement of our understanding of all aspects of Books 26 algal biology, but what is the role of the PSA itself? At the moment the PSA concentrates its energies Fundraising 29 on the publication of the Journal of Phycology and Business Meeting Minutes 30 the Newsletter, on organising an annual scientific Deadline 33 meeting, on supporting students, on promoting publications in phycology, including via the web, and on recognising and rewarding excellence through its various prizes and awards. Should we support its membership and to ensure that as a Society be doing more, and if so, what? These phycology has a voice and that phycolo- are questions that we have started to debate with- gists are able to contribute appropriately to in the Executive Committee and the Board of Trus- addressing major global challenges, then tees, but we would greatly appreciate input and please do contact me so that your views can suggestions from the wider membership. So, if you help shape the future development of this have ideas about what the PSA should be doing to great Society. cellence, in East Lansing, Michigan, July 13, 2010. in East Lansing, cellence, Paul Hayes presenting Mike Guiry with the PSA’s Award of Ex- Award Mike Guiry presenting Hayes with the PSA’s Paul Masters project, he has been captivated by the algae. It the algae. by Masters project, he has been captivated a a he discovered he discovered that that during duringwas his doctoralwas his doctoral research research of tetrasporangia of tetrasporangia distinctdistinct development development morphological morphological led This , a generic he resurrected. name that in Palmaria the Palmari- the Palmari- algae, algae, of red of red new order the new order the proposing his proposing his to to some entrenched go up against some entrenched go up against to to not afraid not afraid He was He was ales. ales. were were that that red algae, red algae, in the in the classification classification on ordinal on ordinal views views among the among the and he was and he was system, system, in the Kylinian in the Kylinian anchored anchored to to ready ready ideas, ideas, the barriers the barriers down down with fresh with fresh to break to break first first challenge the status quo. challenge the studies in England, studies in England, doctoral doctoral After and postdoctoral After and postdoctoral Galway, Michael College, University up a post at took the the time, at of Botany with the Professor overlapping whom he named the (for Veléra Máirín De phycologist ). He has carried on the phycological genus Devaleraea of nomina- one of his letters As since. ever there tradition continu- in the he has been instrumental out, tion points of the subject in a global con- and development ation with administrative involved being heavily text. Despite include his long service that as Chair of responsibilities, Departmentthe Botany service and 12 years as Director of the Martin Ryan Marine Mike Science Institute, man- his scholarly maintain productivityaged to and frequent the world. around with colleagues collaboration includ- teaching, Mike kept active in undergraduate and he superviseding classes on the algae, a series of Cunningham, Brodie, (including Maggs, students PhD of record Mike’s Wilkes). Ní Chualáin, Kraan and Alvarez, with Alaria. Michael D. Guiry Michael D.

2010 PSA Award of Excellence: of Excellence: 2010 PSA Award Lansing, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, July 13, 2010. July 13, 2010. July 13, 2010. July 13, 2010. Lansing, Lansing, Lansing, Lansing, AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS AWARDS t the banquet of the July meetings at Mich-t the banquet of the July meetings at Paul PSA President University, igan State recipient this year’s that announced Hayes

the PSA’s Award of Excellence, in East in East in East in East of Excellence, of Excellence, of Excellence, of Excellence, Award Award Award Award the PSA’s the PSA’s the PSA’s the PSA’s Paul Hayes presenting Mike Mike Mike Mike Guiry Guiry Guiry Guiry presenting presenting presenting presenting Hayes Hayes Hayes Hayes with with with with Paul Paul Paul Paul Mike Guiry he is in the intertidal seems happiest when of the Society’s Award of Excellence is Michael D. is Michael D. of Excellence Award of the Society’s Galway. GuiryIreland, of University National the of in person, the award receive to Mike there was Juliet Brodie students, Ph.D of his former and two make some on hand to were and Chris Maggs, about their and serious, both humorous remarks, Mike why evidence easily offering mentor, former pres- is a most deserving of this year’s recipient the time when he got since Ever honor. tigious the sea off the south- out into row to a boat into his for collect of Ireland to seaweeds coast west A fall 2010 fall summer volume 46 2 Number 2 service to the phycological community has indeed been remarkable: President of the International Phycological Society, President of the British Phycological Society, edi- summer tor of Phycologia, and web-master for the International Seaweed Association, the IPS and BPS. But by far the most fall 2010 significant impact that he has made has been as creator libraries to obtain. Yet Mike still continues his of AlgaeBase, an invaluable on-line resource on marine, own hands-on research on red algal taxonomy,

freshwater, and terrestrial algae. Mike, presently with the 46 Volume morphology and unraveling life histories. involvement of his wife Wendy, continues to maintain this site, which now includes 125,000+ names of taxa, 44,000+ AlgaeBase has been expanding to include bibliographic references, almost 10,000 algal images and more and more images, databasing, map- 162,500+ distributional records. This resource has been a ping and other web-based activities, giving it fantastic tool for phycologists around the world because a uniquely important impact. As one of Mike’s it provides an up-to-date presentation of taxonomic nominators remarked: “I believe Mike could judgments, showing which names of species are “Cur- be the world’s best-known phycologist today 3 rent”, which ones are “Synonyms”, and which ones are of because of his unswerving devotion to bringing “Uncertain” status. It is dynamic, ever changing, always these databases into the public domain and mak- being added to and enriched. It is a wealth of information

ing them fully accessible.” So this year the Selec- 2 Number on literature, both old and contemporary, more and more tion Committee concluded that Michael Guiry providing PDF files of literature that is often otherwise is the most deserving recipient of the Society’s impossible for our colleagues lacking well-established 2010 Award of Excellence.

Wendy and Mike Guiry at a well fortified watering hole in Ann Arbor.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE GUIRY FOR A WELL DESERVED 2010 PSA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE! 2010 BOLD AND PSA POSTER summer AWARD WINNERS The 2009 Bold Award was given to J. Jeffrey Mor- fall 2010 ris from The University of Tennesee. Jeff gave an outstanding talk on the evolution towards depen- volume 46 volume 2010 PROVASOLI AWARD WINNERS dency in a free-living organism. Jeff demonstrated the “helper” effect from heterotrophic organisms to increase resitance of Prochlorococcus to hydrogen peroxide.

Jeremy C. Nettleton, from the University of New Hampshire was the recipient of the 2010 PSA poster award. He presented his work on using macroalgae

4 to track environmental changes in the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Number 2 Number In general, both the Bold Award and Poster Award sessions were excellent. All students were commend- ed for outstanding work on their research projects. Advisors were also commended for their great work on mentoring these fine students.

PSA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS RECOGNITION

During the PSA Banquet and Award Ceremony on Bob Sheath presenting the 2010 PSA Provasoli July 13, 2010 at the Big Ten Room of the Kellog Hotel Award to Peter Kroth & Conference Center, several PSA members of the Executive Committee were recognized. The Luigi Provasoli Award for the outstand- ing paper published in the Journal of Phycol- The following members were acknowledged with ogy during 2009 was presented to Arne C. a commemorative plaque for their service to the PSA Materna, Sabine Sturm, Peter G. Kroth, and during 2008-2010: Johann Lavaud for their paper “First induced plastid genome mutations in an alga with Chuck Amsler: PSA past-president secondary plastids: psbA mutations in the dia- TJ Evans: Program Director tom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillario- Roy Lehman: Membership Director phyceae) reveal consequences on the regula- Juan Lopez-Bautista: Communications Director tion of photosynthesis” [J. Phycol. 45:838-846]. Giselle Muller-Parker: Board of Trustees

Author Materna is from the Massachusetts Institue of Technology, USA, Sturm and Kroth from the University of Konstanz, Germany, and Lavaud from the University of La Ro- chelle, France. Thanks to all of them for a great service to PSA! Congratulations to you all for a great effort! 2010 Darbaker Prize summer The 2010 Darbaker Prize has been awarded to Dr. Brian Palenik, Scripps Institution of Oceanog- fall 2010 raphy, University of California, San Diego, CA. The prize, given by the Botanical Society of America, was CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! established in 1955 by a bequest from Dr. Leasure K. 2011 PSA Award of Excellence Darbaker, a physician of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. 46 Volume It is given annually for outstanding research on mi- Applications for the Award of Excellence croscopical algae and is based on papers published will be made available to PSA members by in the preceeding two years. December through the PSA website. Nomina- tions will be due early in 2011. Dr. Palenik is a leader in the field of oceanograph-

ic phytoplankton genomics. He has focused mostly 5 on cyanobacteria in the ocean, and in addition, he was first author on a seminal paper on the complete

genome of Ostreococcus, the smallest eukaryotic 2 Number phytoplankter. Palenik was the lead scientist on the project, published in PNAS. In addition to his re- search, Dr. Palenik is active in communicating the sci- ence of genomics and oceanography to the general public. He was also instrumental in designing and implementing an exhibit in a public aquarium on DNA sequencing and genomics of marine organ- isms. 2011 Darbaker Prize in Phycology Rick McCourt Chair, Darbaker Prize Committee The Botanical Society of America is ac- cepting nominations for the 2011 Darbaker 2010-2011 PSA Grants and Fellowships Prize in Phycology. This award is presented for meritorious work on the study of micro- Information about the 2010-2011 Grants and fel- scopic algae, based on papers published by lowships can be found on the PSA website: the nominee during the last two full calendar http://www.psaalgae.org/website/opportunities/grants.html years (2009-2010). The award is limited to residents of North America, and only papers The deadline for the Grants-In-Aid of Research is published in the English language are consid- November 1st, the Croasdale Fellowship is March 1st, ered. and the Hoshaw Travel award is April 1st. Nominations for the 2011 prize should Beginning this year recipients of the Grants-In- include a list of all of the nominee’s work Aid of Research and the Croasdale Fellowship will to be considered for the 2009-2010 period, be required to submit: 1) a final report, 2) financial and a statement in regards to the merits of accounting with receipts, 3) a photograph of them- the nominee’s research. Nominations for the selves doing research or taking the course, and 4) a 2011 Darbaker Prize must be sent by March short paragraph of what they did with their funding. 15, 2011.

Please see the application webpage of each award More information at: for more details. Eric Linton http://www.botany.org/awards/E_Darbaker.php http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org http://www.brphycsoc.org/funding.lasso “Algal Charades”. Guess the algal genus? Charades”. “Algal http://www.psaalgae.org/website/opportunities/grants/croasdale.html Systematics and Biodiversity. of Systematics and Editor-In-Chief Edinburgh and Edinburgh Kindrogan? get to do you How airportsThe airports. international have Glasgow station connection the main railway a coach to have mainline railway nearest The cities. in the respective Kings which is on the London is Pitlochry, station will Participants route. Cross-Edinburgh-Inverness Pitlochrybe met at Kindrogan staff. by non-motile coccoid and colonial green algae and is algae green and colonial non-motile coccoid Journal of Phycolo- the European for Editor Associate gy course The of the course? is the full cost What which includes £440 per person (€528 or $700), costs meals (special dietary sole occupancy accomodation, is accomodation Shared and tuition. needs available) £370 (€444 or $590) per person per and £326 person non-residential. for support a for Yes, support there Is students? for from: stipend is available student Society British Phycological The Society of America Phycological The Society British Ecological The COURSES

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FRESHWATER ALGAE COURSE 2011 COURSE ALGAE FRESHWATER Kindrogan Field Centre, Centre, and when? Kindrogan Field Where Scotland Perthshire, Blairgowrie, Enochdhu, 3 Friday, of Pitlochry), area (near the tourist is the 16th This 2011. 10 June, June – Friday, has been offered. the course that year The course takes course about? The is the course What of range of the excellent full advantage beauti- in this habitats and terrestrial aquatic provide to of Highland Perthshire ful area the recognition, a sound introduction to of freshwater and ecology identification on the use of will be Emphasis placed algae. the keys for and taxonomic the microscope and to generic and species level identification importance. their ecological is course The the participants? are Who back- individuals with different open to those beginners to from ranging grounds their knowledge of like refresh to who would particular col- or experience of algae groups of the world. region lecting in a different The of the course? is the full cost What €570 £475 per person (approx costs course all which includes accommodation, or $742), have if you meals (please notify the Centre special dietaryany needs) and tuition. tu- course The tutors? the course are Who Elliot Shubert, and Prof. Cox Eileen Dr. tors, the past sixteen for this course taught have expertise a wide-ranging have and they years and Elliot conduct Eileen algae. on freshwater Lon- History Natural Museum, The at research algae, and green specialising in diatoms don, has published a key Eileen to respectively. Elliot the has published a key to diatoms. live fall 2010 fall summer volume 46 6 Number 2 Where can I find more information? For detailed summer information about the Kindrogan Field Centre: http://www.field-studies-council.org/2010/courseinfo.aspx?id=304 fall 2010 Course information for 2011 and a booking form will be available soon on the FSC website: [email protected]

Prof Elliot Shubert 46 Volume http://www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan/ Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum If you have any other queries, please contact: Cromwell Road, London SW7 5B D,United Kingdom Tel 020 7942-5606 (UK) Tel +44 207 942-5606 (international) Fax 020 7942-5529 (UK) Fax +44 207 942-5529 (international) 7

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2010 participants in front of the Dewar Distillery (stop at the end of our all-day field trip). 2. MARINE ALGAE summer Dates: 20 June to 22 July 2011 (Summer A term) Instructors: Dr. Charles O’Kelly [email protected] fall 2010 and Dr. Paul Gabrielson [email protected] Application deadline: 1 February 2011 volume 46 volume Two great opportunities for students to immerse themselves in phycology at the This course is targeted primarily for graduate Friday Harbor Laboratories (University of students. Its theme is “principles, methods, and Washington), one of the world’s foremost applications of marine algal biodiversity studies”, marine research stations. in particular the macro- and microalgae of benthic environments. This is a hands-on field and laboratory 1. MARINE BOTANY intensive course. Students will learn classical and Dates: 28 March to 3 June 2011 (Spring term) contemporary methods to characterize, identify and

8 Instructor: Dr. Charles O’Kelly classify algae; the theories underlying the methods; [email protected] application of biodiversity information in research

Number 2 Number Application deadline: 1 January 2011 (e.g. benthic ecology, cellular evolution), regulatory (e.g. invasive species) and industrial (e.g. biofuels) This course is targeted primarily for under- settings. Students will gain practical experience in graduate students. It is taught together with tools that are applicable worldwide and in many two other courses, Marine Zoology and Re- different academic and commercial settings, such as: search Apprenticeship: Physiology and Ecolo- specimen collection, preservation, and databasing; gy of Marine Organisms, to provide a season- light and electron microscopy; DNA isolation and long, hands-on experience of a temperate sequencing; computational approaches to phylog- marine biota. The trio surveys the groups of eny reconstruction. Field work will be extensive, as marine algae, plants, and invertebrate ani- the diverse and species-rich aquatic habitats on and mals in the San Juan Archipelago; natural his- around San Juan Island are ideal for the examination tory, adaptations, evolution, and taxonomy. of both macroalgal and microalgal diversity. Considerable field work and detailed labora- tory study of organisms is included. All stu- dents will perform organized outreach activi- For more information, visit the website of the Fri- ties with the local schools. A field trip to the day Harbor Laboratories outer coast will allow contrasts of the organ- http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/ isms and ecology there. The apprenticeship program consists of guided research projects Spring course (including application and cost on a preselected topic, with some latitude for information – to be posted October 2010): students to develop their own direction. Ex- http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentSpring2011.html#zoobot ample projects include adhesion and friction in the intertidal, algal degradation of carbon- Summer course (including application and cost ate rocks (e.g. coral reefs), the effects of ocean information – to be posted October 2010): acidification on algae / herbivore interactions, http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentSummer2011.html#SumA-2 the adaptive significance of morphological variation in marine invertebrates, and varia- Information on facilities at the Friday Harbor Labora- tion in rates of recruitment of invertebrates tories: onto beaches. http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/facilities.html

General information for students (including some financial aid opportunities): http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentInfo2011.html PHYCOLOGICAL TRAILBLAZER No. 33 summer De Alton Saunders fall 2010 he inclusion of De Alton Brooks Saunders in this series of “Phycological Trailblazers” is

owing to his pre-1900 studies of Pacific 46 Volume Tcoast brown algae and his participation as the algal expert in the Harriman Alaska Expedition during the summer of 1899. Indeed his moniker during that 2-month cruise to Alaska, bestowed on him by none other than fellow shipmate John Muir, was “Seaweed Saunders”, a name that subsequent generations of his family affection- 9 ately refer to him. Although his interest in algae over the full period of his scientific profession was small, he made some useful contributions at 2 Number a time that exploration was still in vogue. This also gives me an opportunity to include his portrait, which apparently has never been made available (Fig. 1).

Saunders’ early professional career began at the South Dakota Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege in Brookings, South Dakota, where he served as head of the Department, while also a professor of Botany and entomology, in the period of 1896-1903. He headed an expedition to the Big Stone Lake region during 1896, where he Fig. 1. De Alton Saunders collected 400 specimens of forage plants that [Courtesy of Jennifer Miller]. were added to the herbarium. In 1898, he under- took a study of millet, which involved his classi- fying millets from more than three dozen seed Monterey Peninsula. Smith (1942) later sources. The most notable contribution at this based his new genus Dictyoneuropsis on time was his involvement with the Agricultural this species, which he placed in the Lesso- Experiment Station, and he laid out and super- niaceae. The gene-sequencing studies by vised the establishment and planting of 50 quar- Lane et al. (2006) resulted in a major ter-acre plots at the Highmore Substation (Coop- re-organization of the Laminariales and erative Range Experimental Station). The goal of revealed that the generic distinction this research was to develop and evaluate new between Dictyoneurum and Dictyoneu- crop species for grazing and winter forage. He ropsis was not as great as previously also produced a flora of the ferns and flowering believed. Silva (in Pedroche et al., 2008) plants of South Dakota (Saunders, 1899a). transferred Saunders’ Costaria reticulata to Dictyoneurum. From the dates and the Saunders spent parts of two years, 1895 and localities of some of the new taxa des- 1896, studying algae, especially brown algae, on cribed by Saunders (1898), he made col- the coast of California. Saunders (1895) described lections at San Pedro in southern Califor- what he regarded to be a new species of Costaria, nia and Pacific Grove in central California. C. reticulata, from near Pacific Grove on the He spent July through September of 1896 on the Monterey coast. He described summer fall 2010 volume 46 volume many new species, such as Scytosiphon bullosus [now Colpomenia bullosa (D.A. Saunders) Yamada] (fig. 2),Colpomenia tuberculata, Ectocarpus corticulatus, E. acuminatus [now Feldmannia acuminata (D.A. Saunders) Hollenb. & I.A. Abbott], E. hemisphaericus [now F. hemisphaerica (D.A. Saunders) Hollenb.], E. chitonicolus Fig. 2. Scytosiphon bullosus [now Colpomenia bullosa (D.A. Saun- 10 [now F. chitiniola (D.A. Saunders) Levr.], E. ellipticus [now regarded as conspecific ders) Yamada][from Saunders 1898]. with Spongonema tomentosum (Huds.) Number 2 Number Kütz.], E. paradoxus var. pacificus [now circumstance is that William A. Setchell of the Hincksia saundersii (Setch. & N.L. Gard- University of California, Berkeley, the person ner) P.C. Silva], and Sphacelaria dichotoma with stronger credentials at the time, was to [now regarded as conspecific withS. participate on a separate expedition to Alaska, divaricata Mont.]. He also described a new along with a large contingent of fellow Berkeley genus of foliose brown algae, Halorhipis, scientists. It is a coincidence that two such based on Punctaria winstonii Anderson scientific expeditions to Alaska would be taking (1894). From this time period he described place simultaneously that summer (Setchell & the new genus and species Hapalospon- Gardner, 1903; Wynne, 2009). gidion gelatinosum (Saunders, 1899b). Setchell & Gardner (1924) regarded the Mr. Edward Henry Harriman (Klein, 2000), genus as congeneric with Reinke’s (1888) President of the Union Pacific Railroad and worth Microspongium from Europe. But Hollen- $60 million at that time, made the decision to berg (1942) argued that the two genera sponsor and fully fund an Expedition to Alaska, were distinct, a view that has been accept- and with advice from C. Hart Merriman he as- ed by subsequent workers. From the same sembled an impressive total of 30 scientists to 1899 paper, Saunders’ record of “Leptone- accompany him and several family members on a ma fasciculatum Reinke” was later inter- summer cruise from Seattle up into Alaskan preted by Collins (1907) to be the new waters and as far west as Russia. Essentially, this species Pylaiella gardneri. Saunders’ grand adventure was the result of Harriman’s (1901b) Alaria curtipes, described from doctor telling him that he needed to take some central California, was treated by Setchell time off and relax. In addition to Saunders as the & Gardner (1925) as conspecific with A. phycologist, the scientific crew included: C. Hart marginata Postels & Rupr. Merriman (first chief of the U.S. Biological Sur- vey and a founding member of the National Although still in South Dakota, Saun- Geographic Society), John Muir (naturalist and ders’ work on west coast brown algae founder of the Sierra Club), William Trelease must have been sufficient basis for his (botanist and director of the Missouri Botanical being selected to join the Harriman Alaska Garden), Henry Gannett (chief geologist of the Expedition during the summer of 1899. U.S. Geological Survey), George B. Grinnell Saunders’ qualifications to be enlisted as (anthropologist and founder of the National one of the botanists (namely, the phycolo- Audubon Society), Robert Ridgeway (curator of gist) might seem limited, given his Mid- birds of the U.S. National Museum and president western agricultural background. One of the American Ornithologists’ Union), Trevor Kincaid (entomologist from the University of Washington), William Ritter (zoologist at the summer University of California and president of the California Academy of Sciences), and Charles A. fall 2010 Keeler (ornithologist and director of the museum of the California Academy of Sciences). An article Ketchikan, Alaska, where Father William by Lindsey (1978) included a “staff picture” of Duncan had a missionary settlement of members on the expedition and gives brief syn- refugee native Americans. One of the 46 Volume opses of the scientists aboard. It was prefaced by scientists was so caught up with observa- “reminiscences” made by W. Averell Harriman, tions that he was almost left behind. So a who at age 7 went along on the adventure and sign-out system using pegs on a large was the last surviving participant. painted board was then installed to avoid anyone being accidentally left behind. The

Edward Harriman went to great effort and next day, at Wrangell, Saunders rose at 3 11 expense to make the voyage as comfortable as AM to make the most of the low tide and possible for his scientific guests (and his own made his way along the shoreline with the family). Most of the scientists had traveled in many large dugout canoes hauled ashore, Number 2 Number “high style” departing on May 23 from Grand to gather seaweeds (Goetzmann & Sloan, Central Station in New York City on the “Utopia”, 1982). This was the first real opportunity Harriman’s train with five luxuriously fitted to explore on “Alaskan soil”, to take speci- “palace cars” (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). The mens and make photographs. Then on train reached Portland, Oregon, where they met June 6, Skagway was reached, a boom up with Muir and Keeler, who had arrived by town because of the discovery of gold. train from California. The Harriman party spent The White Pass railroad took miners from the night in the Portland Hotel. The next morn- Skagway to the gold fields. Saunders and ing the special train proceeded north to Seattle, four others set out in a small steam launch where they were met by others, including Ed- to explore the area, while others rode the ward S. Curtis, the relatively young photographer White Pass railroad to the summit of from Seattle, whose future career would be White Pass, a distance of 21 miles. The forever molded by his experience on the expedi- train went through Dead Horse Pass, tion. Curtis would go on to become the pre-emi- which was regarded as the gateway to the nent photographer of Native Americans, the gold rush. On June 8 in Juneau the Elder recorder of their rich cultures. In Seattle, the port picked up the five scientists who had been of embarkation, the steamship G. W. Elder had in the field. been outfitted with not only the latest in scien- tific instruments but also with a piano, an organ, The next stop for the Elder was Glacier a library with 500 books, a lantern slide projec- Bay, which was the longest stop made on tor, a recording device called a graphophone, the expedition, June 9 – 14. A dozen, hunting equipment, canvas tents, plus the neces- including Harriman, hiked for 24 hours to sary food, wine and champagne, and fresh water “Howling Valley”, with hopes to find a for the trip (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). The ship bear; that search was futile. Exploration left Seattle at 6:00 PM, 31 May. A stop was made by a separate party, including Muir, led to in Victoria on Vancouver Island, where there was the discovery that the Grand Pacific Gla- time to visit the Museum. Then the ship moved cier was actually divided into three por- northward along the coast of British Columbia. tions, and they decided to name the Once it moved out from the protected water- largest of these lobes the “Harriman ways, many suffered from seasickness. TheElder Glacier”. Saunders, Ritter, Kincaid, and was notorious for being a bad “roller” in high some others used the time to carry out seas. On the 4th of June, a stop was made at dredging for marine life from the ship. Merlakala, a village on Annette Island, south of June 15 – 18 was spent at Sitka, then the Elder into narrow fjords. summer Harriman was somewhat obsessed with his fall 2010 desire to bag a trophy bear, and learning that bears were more easily encountered on Kodiak volume 46 volume capital of Alaska territory. The Russian Island, he directed that the Elder next head to influence in the architecture and the Kodiak. In early July with the help of several customs was obvious. Harriman was able guides, Harriman shot his Kodiak bear, even to capture Tlingit songs on his grapho- though it was a medium-sized female with a cub phone. A mission settlement at Yakutat (the cub was also taken). A celebration was held and the Malaspina Glacier were visited on in the town of Kodiak on the 4th of July. The June 19. One of the natives, who was very Elder next steamed out into the Bering Sea and knowledgeable of the coastline, was hired entered much rougher seas, with accompanying colder weather. On July 7, the Elder reached the

12 by Harriman to be a guide. “Indian Jim” stayed with the expedition for the dura- Shumagin Islands, where five of the scientists, tion. The ship’s arrival at Yakutat Bay including Saunders, Ritter [namesake of Codium Number 2 Number coincided with the locals’ annual seal hunt. ritteri Setch. & N.L. Gardner], and Kincaid set up The smell of the discarded seal carcasses camp on Popof Island, where they would stay for rotting in the sun was overwhelming, 10 days to collect specimens, while the Elder causing John Muir to walk away in disgust. steamed north into the Bering Sea. For their stay But Edward Curtis observed the skinning on Popof, they made use of an “old village” that procedures and photographed the activi- had been built by the government as a station to ties (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). Saunders restrict sealing (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). They and a few others pitched tents on the also went by launch to nearby Unga Island. Thus, shore. Four days were spent exploring the Saunders was not with the Expedition on its stop Malaspina Glacier (which had been earlier at St. Paul in the Pribilofs nor on the stop in named by Dall) and Disenchantment Bay. eastern Siberia. It was Mrs. Harriman who had A sea otter pelt was purchased by Harri- the desire to set foot in Siberia, and so the Elder man. It was then thought that the sea came into Plover Bay, Siberia, and the party otter was possibly extinct. The Elder was visited a small Eskimo settlement. referred to as a “floating university”, and most evenings a lecture would be given by Back in Alaska, on July 12, the Elder stopped at one of the scientists. Port Clarence, where the party had a chance to meet with gold miners, whalers and Eskimos. A salmon cannery at Orca at the east- The next stop was St. Lawrence Island and on ernmost portion of Prince William Sound July 14, Hall Island was reached, where Fuertes was visited, and several gold miners pre- was able to easily shoot and collect large num- paring to return to the U.S. were encoun- bers of sea birds. On July 15, St. Matthew Island tered. The miserable condition of the was visited, and two blue foxes were captured. Asian cannery workers was apparent as Then the Elder was homeward bound, picking up was the profligate usage of Alaska’s natu- Saunders and his party on Popof Island as the ral resources (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). ship steamed southward. There was a brief stop Prince William Sound was explored for in Juneau, but another stop, an “ill-fated” one, several days in late June, and an unknown was made that tarnished this expedition. Dellen- fjord was found, which was named “Harri- baugh had heard of an uninhabited Tlingit village man Fjord”. Some of the scientists went at Foggy Bay, Cape Fox, and had a rough map of ashore to camp and explore, while the how to find it. So during July 26 – 27, the Elder Elder returned to Orca to prepare a broken anchored at this site, and the crew spent time propeller, the result of Harriman’s over- not only gathering up abandoned artifacts and zealously pushing the Captain to take the souvenirs but went so far as to remove many of the totems, taking them onto the Elder, with the idea of sending them to natural history muse- summer ums. It was “reckless greed” (Goetzmann & Sloan, 1982). A century later, when the Harriman fall 2010 Alaska Expedition was re-enacted, repatriation of several of these Tlingit totems took place, in somber ceremonies returning them to the “Saan- ya Kwann” clan in Ketchikan (Litwin, 2005). 46 Volume

In the Introduction to his report on the Algae from the Harriman Alaska expedition, Saunders (1901a) acknowledged the generous help in working up his collections of many contempo-

raries, such as Frank Collins (the green algae), K. 13 Hirn (Oedogoniaceae), M. Gomont (Oscillatori- aceae), A. M. Edwards (diatoms), F. R. Kjellman (“all” the Corallinaceae and help with Alaria and Fucus), W. A. Setchell (advice on the Laminari- 2 Number aceae and Cyanophyceae), and W. G. Farlow (who determined several species of red algae). He also thanked Dr. C. E. Bessey (Nebraska) and Prof. Conway MacMillan (Minnesota) for sharing their libraries and Miss Josephine Tilden for the loan of her entire Puget Sound collection. So Saunders was indeed the recipient of much assistance. According to Hultén (1940), the phanerogamic and the cryptogamic collections of the Expedition were assembled and now form the nucleus of the Alaskan material in the Nat’l Herbarium, Washington DC (US). Fig. 3. Pleurophycus gardneri Setchell & D.A. Saunders ex Tilden. [from Saunders, 1901a]. In the case of Saunders’ interacting with Tilden at the University of Minnesota, Paul Silva did some detective work in determining who vali- alerted Tilden to his and Setchell’s plans dated the name of the Pacific coast kelpPleuro- and also the name they were planning to phycus gardneri. N. L. Gardner, then teaching use. Tilden’s release of her exsiccata high school in Washington, found a specimen on “American Algae” using the name and also Whidbey Island and sent it to Setchell at Berke- providing a description on the label vali- ley. Saunders, on the Harriman trip, found a dated the name and giving her credit for specimen at Yakutat Bay, Alaska. Both Setchell authorship, even though she had “Setchell and Saunders recognized this kelp with a mark- and Saunders Mss.” The fourth Fascicle of edly wide midrib to be a new genus, and they her exsiccata appeared in Feb. 1900, agreed to publish it together, calling it Pleuro- predating the accounts by Setchell (1901) phycus gardneri (Fig. 3). According to Silva and by Saunders (1901a). (2009), there was some “dithering” on where to publish their description. Then during Christmas Some of the new taxa coming out of break of 1899, Saunders took a trip to Minneapo- the Harriman Alaska Expedition were lis to consult with Tilden, who had also collected Saunders’ Homeostroma lobatum [now this same distinctive kelp but on San Juan Island. Punctaria lobata (D.A. Saunders) Setch. & Through his “inadvertent assistance”, Saunders N.L. Gardner, Myelophycus intestinalis Greenville today. Saunders cross-pollinated the summer “Sea Island” strain of cotton with the “Upland cotton” strain resulting in the “Lone Star” cotton fall 2010 seed, which was the basis of his company, the “Saunders Lone Star Seed Company”. He helped volume 46 [now Melanosiphon intestinalis (D.A. develop a breed of cotton plant with fibers that Saunders) M.J. Wynne], and several spe- easily separated from the capsule, or “boll”. The cies of Streblonema (S. irregulare, S. variety flourished in a hot, dry climate and be- minutissimum, and S. pacificum). His came a standard in the industry and the forerun- Alaria fragilis from Glacier Bay, Alaska, ner of Egyptian cotton. He mentored students was recognized by Widdowson (1971) and from Egypt and over his career had many inter- Gabrielson et al. (2006), both under the actions with Egyptian colleagues. Another of his junior synonym A. tenuifolia Setch., and students was Early C. Ewing, who later operated 14 by Tom De Cew’s on-line “Guide”. Yet Lane the largest cotton plantation in the world. Saun- et al. (2007) included it within their broad ders eventually resigned and went on to establish Number 2 circumscription of A. marginata Postels & his own fuel business (of coal and wood). Rupr. Saunders’ Coilodesme linearis is now treated as conspecific withC. cystoseirae According to his great-granddaughter Jennifer (Rupr.) Setch. & N.L. Gardner. His Ectocar- Miller, most of the many souvenirs Saunders had pus cylindricus is now treated as Feldman- from the Alaska expedition were later lost in a nia paradoxa (Mont.) Hamel var. cylin- flood. But the “Souvenir Album” from the Expe- drica (D.A. Saunders) H.-S. Kim & I.K. Lee dition survived. Mrs. Miller also related how her (1994). Saunders is remembered by the mother has memories as a young girl of visiting brown algal generic name Saundersella of her grandfather (De Alton) and sampling the Kylin (1940), which was based on Saun- sugar cane that he was working on and how ders’ Mesogloia simplex from Sitka, and every Sunday one of De Alton’s free-range chick- the spin-off nameHeterosaundersella ens would end up in a pot for Sunday dinner Tokida (1942). It should be noted that the (“chicken and dumplings”). She recalls him as a excellent illustrations accompanying quiet, very private man, always experimenting in Saunders’ account were done by his wife his gardens. Although two standard biographical “Eva” [Evangeline Merritt Saunders]. references (Stafleu & Cowan, 1985; Brummitt & Powell, 1992) give Saunders’ birth and death In 1903, Saunders and family [wife Eva dates as “1870-1940”, the family claims that he and children Harry and Edna] moved from was born in Alfred, Allegany County, New York, South Dakota to Texas, first living in 30 June, 1869. According to his official death Terrell, where Saunders continued his seed certificate, he died in Greenville, Texas, 2 May breeding work on the Porter Demonstra- 1949. tion Farm. Terrell is where the farm exten- sion service started, and he served as a A century after the Harriman Alaska Expedi- County Farm Extension Agent. The Porter tion there was a re-enactment of the voyage Farm remains a working farm today and is (Litwin 2005). The M/V Clipper Odyssey, a 340- a National Historic Landmark. The 1910 U. foot ocean-going vessel, re-traced the earlier S. Census shows Saunders and family to be expedition, with 19 scientists, writers, and artists. living in Waco, Texas, where he continued This is a very good read and provides a remark- as a Field Agent for the U.S. Government. able contrast in the Alaska that those on the By the 1920 Census, the family had moved Elder saw in 1899 and the contemporary scenes to Greenville, Hunt County, where Saun- observed by those on the Clipper Odyssey. A PBS ders was one of the founders of the U.S. program [http://www.pbs.org/harriman/index. Government’s Cotton Seed Breeding html] and an article in the Smithsonian Maga- Station. A Cotton Museum remains in zine (June, 2003) also provided interesting ac- counts of this re-enactment of the original Harri- man Alaska Expedition. summer

Anderson C. L.1894. Some new and some old algae but recently recog- fall 2010 nized on the California coast. Zoe 4: 358-362. Brummitt R. K. & C. E. Powell. (eds.). 1992. Authors of plant names. A list of authors of scientific names of plants, with recommended standard algae. Proc. Wash, Acad. Sci. 3: 391-486, 19 pls. ______. 1901b. A new species of Alaria. Minnesota Botanical forms of their names including abbreviations. Roy. Bot. Gard., Kew 732 Volume 46 pp. Studies 2: 561-562, pl. 33. Collins F. S. 1907. Pylaiella gardneri. Collins, Holden & Setchell, Phycoth- Setchell W. A. 1901. Notes on algae, I. Zoe 5: 121-129. eca Boreali-Americana, No 1384. ______& N. L. Gardner. 1903. Algae of northwestern De Cew T. Guide to the seaweeds of British Columbia, Washington, America. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1: 165-418 + [1]. Oregon, and northern California. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/guide/ ______& ______. 1924. Phycological contributions, VII. Univ. index.html Calif. Publ. Bot. 13: 1-13. Gabrielson P. W., T. B. Widdowson & S. C. Lindstrom. 2006. Keys to the ______& ______. 1925. The marine algae of the Pacific coast seaweeds and seagrasses of southeast Alaska, British Columbia, of North America. Part III. Melanophyceae. Univ. Calif. Publ. 15 Washington, and Oregon. Phycol. Contr. No. 7. iv + 209 pp. Bot. 8: 383-898. Goetzmann W. H. & K. Sloan. 1982. Looking Far North. The Harriman Silva P. C. 2009 Historical nomenclatural and distributional Expedition to Alaska 1899. Viking Press, New York. xxv + 224 pp. notes on two Pacific coast kelps: Lessoniopsis littoralis and Harriman Alaskan Expedition. 1900-1902. Proc. Wash. Acad, Sci. Vols. Pleurophycus gardneri (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Alari- 2-4. Washington D. C. aceae). Madroño 56: 112-117. Number 2 Hollenberg G. J. 1942. Phycological notes. I. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: Smith G. M. 1942. Notes on some brown algae from the 528-538. Monterey Peninsula, California. Amer. J. Bot. 29: 645-653. Hultén E. 1940. History of botanical exploration in Alaska and Yukon Stafleu F. A. & R. S. Cowan. 1985, Taxonomic Literature… Vol. territories from the time of their discovery to 1940. Bot. Not. 1940: V: Sal-Ste. 2nd edit. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht/ 289-346. Antwerp. Regnum Veg. 112. 1066 pp. Kim H.-S. & I. K. Lee. 1994. Morphotaxonomic studies on the Korean Tokida J. 1942. Phycological observations. V. Trans. Sapporo Ectocarpaceae (Phaeophyta). III. Genus Feldmannia Hamel, specially Nat. Hist. Soc. 17(2): 82-95. referred to morphogenesis and phylogenetic relationship among Widdowson T. B. 1971. A taxonomic revision of the genus related genera. Kor. J. Phycol. 9: 153-168. Alaria Greville. Syesis 4: 11-49. Klein M. 2000. The life and legend of E. H. Harriman. University of North Wynne M. J. 2009. Marine algae and early expeditions in the Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N. C., and London. xvi + 521 pp. upper North Pacific and Bering Sea. Algae 24: 1-29. Kylin H. 1940. Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Univ. Lund. 36(9): 1-67. I am indebted to Jennifer Miller, the great-grand- Lane C. E., S. C. Lindstrom & G. W. Saunders. 2007. A molecular assess- daughter of De Alton Saunders, for providing Figure 1 ment of northeast Pacific Alaria species (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) and also a very helpful biographical account of his life. with reference to the utility of DNA barcoding. Molecular Phylogenet- I happened to be watching “Antique Roadshow” on ics and Evolution 44: 634-648. PBS one evening, with a show originating from Hart------., C. Mayes, L. D. Druehl & G. W. Saunders. 2006. A multi-gene ford, Connecticut. Jennifer Miller brought to the show molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) a family treasure to be evaluated, namely, her great- supports substantial taxonomic re-organization. J. Phycol. 42: 493- grandfather’s copy of the “Souvenir Album” from the 512. Lindsey A. A. 1978. The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 including Harriman Alaska Expedition. After the expedition, Har- the identities of those in the staff picture. BioScience 28: 383-386. riman compiled a rich collection of his photographs Litwin T. S. (ed.). 2005. The Harriman Alaska expedition retraced; a taken during the expedition (primarily by Edward century of change, 1899-2001. Foreword by D. Rockefeller, Jr. Rutgers Curtis) and distributed identical albums as souvenirs University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, xxi + 287 pp. http://www.pbs. to each of the participants. Her appearance on that org/harriman/index.html program allowed me to contact Mrs. Miller, and she Pedroche P. F., P. C. Silva, L. E. Aguilar Rosas, K. M. Dreckmann & R. generously shared with me some facts and anecdotes Aguilar Rosas. 2008. Catálogo de las algas benthónicas del Pacífico de about her great-grandfather handed down through México II. Phaeophycota. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexi- her family. Jennifer’s grandfather was Harrison Merritt cali, and University of California, Berkeley. [viiii], i-vi + 15-146 pp. Reinke J. 1888. Die braunen Algen (Fucaceen und Phaeosporeen) der Saunders, Sr., who had 3 children [all of whom are Kieler Bucht. Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 6: 14-20. living in Sept., 2010]: Harrison (“Bud”) Merritt Saun- Saunders D. A. 1895. A preliminary paper on Costaria with description ders, Jr., and twins William (“Jack”) Dee Saunders and of a new species. Botanical Gazette 20: 54-57. Carolyn (“Jill”) Lee [Saunders] Nash, Jill Nash being the ______. 1898. Phycological memoirs. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, Bot. 1: mother of Jennifer Miller. Jean Ann Ables-Flatt, Volun- 147-168, 21 pls. teer Genealogist for the Riter C. Hulsey Public Library ______. 1899a. Ferns and flowering plants of South Dakota. South Da- in Terrell, Texas, also provided me with useful facts. kota Bull. No. 64, U. S. Exper. Station, pp. [101]- 227 + [1], Brookings, South Dakota. ______. 1899b. New or little-known brown algae of the Pacific coast. Michael J. Wynne Erythea 7: 37-40, 1 pl. University of Michigan Herbarium ______. 1901a. Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition XXV. The life history strategies; light harvesting; interactions summer between species and trophic levels; aquaculture; development of biofuels and other algal products; fall 2010 parasitism; education including service learning projects; morphological taxonomy linked to genetic volume 46 volume phylogenies; HABs; invasive species; cell physiology PAST AND INCOMING EVENTS and biochemistry with respect to environmental gra- dients; taxonomy; health and nutrition; population PSA 2011 Meeting structure and genetic diversity; and new insights into cellular and developmental biology. It is with great pleasure that we announce preliminary details for the joint Phycological We are also developing three exciting workshops: Society of America /International Society of 1) statistics and experimental design, 2) microscopy 16 Protistologists meeting in Seattle, July 13-16, and 3) genomics tools. Both freshwater and marine 2011, on the University of Washington cam- fieldtrips are in the works and, as always, a sumptu- Number 2 Number pus. Major symposia will include “Genomic ous banquet, thrilling auction and excellent poster insights into the ecology and evolution of al- session shall all make their usual appearances. gae and protists” (genomics/metagenomics), “Human impacts on the aquatic environment” Early registration will begin March 1, 2011, and (ocean acidification, eutrophication, inva- abstracts will be due April 1, 2011. Housing on the sive species, etc.), “Algae and Human Health” University of Washington campus can be reserved (negative and positive aspects), and one to be during registration. announced. Contributed papers and post- ers in all areas of prokaryotic and eukaryotic Student members who plan to apply for Hoshaw phycology and protistology are welcome, Travel awards will submit their abstract and appli- including such topics as: reproduction and cation about a month prior to April 1, 2011; infor-

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SEPC 2010 Volume 46 Volume The 32nd Annual Southeastern Phyco- logical Colloquy will be held at The Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, during October 29 and 30, and hosted by Dr. J. C. Bailey. 17 Number 2 Number

Campus view of the University of Washington (photo by Julie Koester) Program: Persons working on aquatic mac- rophytes (seaweeds and seagrasses), microal- mation on this will be available by early winter on gae, cyanobacteria and protists are encour- the PSA Website (www.psaalgae.org). The Seattle aged to attend. The program will include oral area has many cultural and recreational attractions, presentations and those by undergraduate including during the week of the meeting, “Taste and graduate students are especially wel- of Seattle”. Seattle’s weather in mid-July is typically comed. The scientific program will be pre- sunny and pleasant. sented on Saturday (Oct. 30). Presentations will be 12 min long, followed by 3 min for For more information, including from interested questions and answers. A poster session will vendors, please contact Dale Casamatta (Program be held following the oral presentations and Chair, PSA, [email protected]) or Tim Nelson (Local before the keynote address. Posters should Organizer, PSA, [email protected]) for the phycologi- not exceed (L x W) 36 inches (3 ft) x 48 inches cally oriented, or Alastair Simpson (Program Chair, (4 ft). ISOP, [email protected]) and Evelyn Lessard (Local Organizer, ISOP, [email protected]) Keynote address: Dr. Donald F. Kapraun, Pro- on the ISOP side. fessor Emeritus – University of North Carolina at Wilmington - “Nuclear DNA content esti- mates in red algal lineages”. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle! Meals / socials: The registration fee covers (1) UNC-Wilmington and mailed to: summer SEPC 2010 Meeting fall 2010 c/o Craig Bailey Center for Marine Science, UNCW volume 46 volume a catered mixer planned for Friday evening 5600 MK Moss Lane and (2) catered coffee breaks, lunch, poster Wilmington, NC 28409 USA session, and dinner on Saturday. Vegetarian- friendly items will be provided. Lodging: Please visit the following URLs for informa- tion on accommodations near the Center for Marine Registration costs: Science: Students and post-docs: $50.00 US http://www.pleasureislandvacationguide.com/hotels.html Faculty, technicians, staff: $75.00 US http://wilmington.insiderinfo.us/hotel-motel 18 Guests accompanying participants, but not Contact information: For further information at this time please contact J. Craig Bailey at

Number 2 Number attending the scientific portion of the program can join us for lunch and dinner on Saturday. [email protected] Guests Lunch Saturday: $10.00 US Guests Dinner Saturday: $14.00 US Checks for registration should be made to Please join us for the Northeast Algal Society (NEAS) 50th Anniversary Symposium April 15-17, 2011 Marine Biological Labs, MA

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5th European Phycological Congress Symposium 7: Algal genomics 46 Volume Rhodes, Greece Symposium 8: Freshwater algal biogeogra- phy and biodiversity The state-of-the-art scientific congress includes the following plenary sessions and symposia: Visit the congress’s website (www.epcv. gr) and find information for your registration, Monday, 5 September, 2011 accommodation, and programme. 19 Plenary: Algal changes in the Mediterranean Sea: drivers, effects and policies. Sotiris Orfanidis, Na- Joins us in Rhodes, one of the most beauti- tional Agricultural Research Foundation, Fisheries ful islands of Greece, to enjoy the Greek hos- Research Institute, Ecology and Ecophysiology of pitality and get in touch with highly qualified 2 Number Marine Plants, Macedonia, Greece professionals Symposium1: Environmental stresses on coastal marine algae www.epcv.gr Symposium 2: Algal biotechnology Join us on Facebook: EPCV Tuesday, 6 September, 2011 Plenary: Macroalgal taxonomy from an evolutionary Contact us at: [email protected] biologist’s perspective. Heroen Verbruggen, Phycol- (sponsorships, partnerships) ogy Research Group and Center for Molecular Phy- logenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, [email protected] (registrations) Belgium [email protected] (abstract submission) Symposium 3: DNA taxonomy: bar coding and spe- cies delineation See you in Greece! Symposium 4: Cell biology and molecular physiology of algae

Thursday, 8 September, 2011 Plenary: Evolution and development in microalgae - have gene sequences led us down a blind alley? Eileen J Cox, Department of Botany, The Natural His- tory Museum, London, UK Symposium 5: Molecular and cellular responses in algae induced by changes in the environment Symposium 6: Genetics of speciation (ecological and molecular)

Friday, 9 September, 2011 Plenary: Macroalgae and climate change. Jeanine Olsen, Department of Marine Benthic Ecology and Evolution, Biological Centre, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands summer fall 2010

volume 46 volume The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum at the Freie the Ethnological Museum. The venue is easily accessible Universität Berlin (BGBM) and the Museum für Naturkunde, by public transport from the airport and the city center‘s Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiver­ railway station. sity at the Humboldt­Universität Berlin (MfN), are pleased to be the host institutions for the International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB VII), Time Schedule and Deadlines th 12 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Syste- 31 August 2010 Abstract submission and matics (Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik, GfBS), online registration opens and 20th International Symposium “Biodiversity and Evolu- tionary Biology” of the German Botanical Society (DBG). 1 October 2010 Deadline for application for student award The scope of this joint congress is to bring together 31 October 2010 Deadline for submission of evolutionary biologists and systematists working on plant, abstracts and early registration animal, and microscopical organisms to discuss and debate topics of common interest. The focus will be 21 – 27 February 2011 Congress on innovative and forward­looking ideas, concepts, 20 io and methods in systematic and evolutionary biology. It will also provide a unique opportunity to highlight Registration topics of biodiversity. Online registration opens on 31 August 2010. Number 2 Number s We hope to attract many researchers from different Possible methods of payment are by bank transfer or credit fields to this congress, and on behalf of the Organizing card. Participants from European countries are kindly Committee we would be honoured to be your hosts for asked to transfer their fees by EU money transfer which this professionally challenging week. does not infer any costs on any side. t Looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin in February 2011. Until After Thomas Borsch (President of the IOSEB) 31 October 10 31 October 10 Regine Jahn (President of the GfBS) Regular 390 € 430 € Dirk Albach (Speaker of the Section of Biodiversity a c and Evolutionary Biology of the DBG) Student 200 € 230 € Berlin 2011, For student rate please submit a photocopy of your Congress Venue student card as proof for your eligibility. The congress fee includes coffee breaks and lunch on 21–27 February The congress will be held at the “Seminaris Campus Hotel, every congress day, the conference binder with abstract Science & Conference Center”, located at the campus volume, icebreaker in the dinosaur hall of the Museum of the Freie Universität in Berlin­Dahlem. It combines für Naturkunde and a social evening in the greenhouses excellent and modern meeting equipment and vicinity to of the Botanic Garden with a promenade concert and a the Botanic Garden and the Botanical Museum as well as buffet dinner.

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The GulfPhoto Workshop (2) identification of gaps in current web-deployed digital content and information tools in light of the It is our pleasure to announce a workshop ideal suite of content identified by participants, and focused on the creation and integration of (3) production of a plan to acquire funding to fill the digital content for Gulf of Mexico macro- gaps and make the ideal suite of content available in and microalgae. The workshop will occur at the next 3-5 years. Florida State University on October 8 and 9. If you would like to participate in the workshop, It is co-sponsored by the Southeast Regional please contact Austin Mast ([email protected]). Funds Network of Expertise and Collections (a NSF are available to pay for the travel, lodging, and meals Research Coordination Network), the FSU of a small number of additional participants. The Coastal and Marine Laboratory, the FSU Rob- current list of participants represents the blend of ert K. Godfrey Herbarium, the FSU Depart- phycologists and information technologists that ment of Biological Science, and Morphbank. should make the workshop a success. Particular We are calling it The GulfPhoto Workshop: funding opportunities will be discussed. Enabling the Study of the Gulf of Mexico’s Primary Producers. The GulfPhoto Workshop Organizers Goals of the workshop include (1) charac- Austin Mast, Felicia Coleman, Greg Riccardi, Akshin- terization of the ideal suite of web-deployed tala Prasad, and Zack Murrell digital content for algae biodiversity studies, NEWS summer fall 2010 PSA JOINS THE COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY PSA members are referred to two 2010 arti- PRESIDENTS cles in Nature (464, 822-823) and Science (329, 896-898). It appears that the administration 46 Volume The PSA has joined the Council of Scientific Soci- understands the complexities of open-access ety Presidents (CSSP, www.cssp.org) and was repre- publishing, but we are unquestionably in a sented at the May 1-4, 2010, meeting in Washington, time of changing publication modes that we D. C. by Vice-President Susan Brawley. The CSSP is must monitor closely. Brawley found this comprised of Presidents, recent Past-Presidents and/ meeting to be very useful for presenting PSA or Presidents-elect of over 60 scientific societies that perspectives on issues such as open-access 21 have a combined membership of over 1.4 million publication and for networking with officers members. Meetings include discussions with scien- of other societies on a range of issues. The tific policy makers, networking and leadership ses-

next meeting of the CSSP will be in Decem- 2 Number sions, and lectures to highlight particularly impor- ber. tant developments in science and technology. There were about 35 member societies represented at the May meeting, which included discussions with John Holdren (Co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology), Richard Feely (Senior Scientist, NOAA), Anne Bryant (Executive Direc- tor, National School Boards Assoc.), Robert Zoellick (President, The World Bank), Marcia McNutt (Director, U. S. Geological Survey), Rajiv Shah (Administrator, U. S. Agency for International Development), Michael COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED Strano (Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT), and Molly Jahn (Undersecretary, U. S. Dept. of Agricul- The PSA has numerous committees (e.g., ture). Membership, Communications, Education, Publications, Program, Grants; see www. Brawley is participating in the Scientific Publica- psaalgae.org under “About PSA”), and a new tions and Energy & Environment Committees of Science Public Policy Committee will be CSSP. A key topic discussed in the Publications Com- formed this fall. These committees carry out mittee and with John Holdren concerned the poten- essential work to support research, educa- tial requirement for open access to research in schol- tion, and public outreach by and for phycolo- arly publications. Some scientists and policy-makers gists. Membership is open to regular and in the U.S. have proposed free, rapid open-access to student members; please contact President- published articles by the public if the research re- elect Susan Brawley ([email protected]; ported by the article were funded by federal grants. 207-581-2973) before November 1, 2010, if Many scientific societies are concerned about this you are interested in joining a committee movement because of potential loss of revenue to for 2011. Committee membership is stag- their journals. Thus, the importance of revenue from gered, and several new appointments will be society journals to continued publication of those made to each committee by early December. journals and funding of other society activities that Committees will meet at the annual meeting benefit science (e.g., annual meeting symposia, (next meeting: July 13-16, 2011, University of research grants to students) was discussed at length Washington campus, Seattle), but each com- at the CSSP meeting. For background on this issue, mittee is active throughout the year. nutritional benefits of eating sea vegetables, a larger summer market will help to advance seaweed aquaculture, which needs a market in order to receive adequate fall 2010 R & D funding and to grow into a jobs-producing industry in places like North America and Europe. volume 46 volume FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND SUSTENANCE; PHYCO-POTLUCK NAMING CONTEST IS Perhaps PSA members could host “phyco-pot- OPEN! lucks” in conjunction with a journal club or as a dinner with colleagues, family and/or local chefs? Vice-President Brawley announced at the Brawley reports that visiting scientists and labora- 2010 meeting that one of her goals as PSA tory members have particularly enjoyed “Sea Food President is to increase interest in sea veg- Chowder”, “Kale and Dulse”, “Drew Rolls” (after Kath- etables (e.g., dulse, kelps, nori). The market leen Drew Baker who discovered the conchocelis

22 for sea vegetables is underdeveloped in stage of the Porphyra life history), “Nut Roast and North America and Europe, but the PSA Tomato Sauce”, and “Chocolate Molasses Meringues”

Number 2 Number membership is large enough to be a catalyst from the Rhatigan book. This book is likely to be use- for change, especially given members’ di- ful to instructors of Marine Biology classes; beyond verse postal codes. Dried sea vegetables are recipes, it has information and photographs of the now sold in many grocery stores, and several algae, historical notes, and nutritional information. books in English (e.g., Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Kitchen [2009]) have recipes and A name with more transparency than “phyco-pot- illustrations that make preparation easy for a luck” may be required, however, for events beyond a novice cook, whether sea vegetables are add- journal club that are enriched by sea vegetable dish- ed in small quantities to boost the nutritional es? An anonymous scientist (Brawley) has donated value of a familiar dish or prepared in more a ticket to the PSA banquet (i.e., Seattle, 2011 PSA/ recognizable form. Beyond the gustatory and ISOP meeting, July 13-16, 2011) for the winner of a

Photo shows Cheong-Xin Chan, Debashish Bhattacharya, Lydia Bhattacharya and Lilibeth Miranda at the University of Maine’s President’s House reception for Debashish after his seminar; note the Sea Vegetable Humus at the reception! naming contest. What is the best name for a potluck dinner with plentiful sea vegetable dishes? Send summer your entries by November 1, 2010, to Chris Lane (Chair, Education Committee) at [email protected]. fall 2010 The Education Committee will select a winner. The Newsletter would also enjoy receiving photos and Russ Chapman Retires Again reports of your phyco-potlucks. PSA Past President and former PSA Board 46 Volume Recent events accompanied by sea vegetable of Trustees Member Russ Chapman is retiring dishes at the University of Maine have included a from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at reception hosted by PSA Member Mary Rumpho and the University of California San Diego where Bob Kennedy at the President’s House for Debashish he completed a five-year stint as executive Bhattacharya after his single cell genomics’ lecture director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity at the University of Maine. Here, Chair of Molecular and Conservation. 23 and Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Robert Gundersen, and Cheong-Xin Chan, Debashish Bhattacharya, Lydia This is Chapman’s second university re-

Bhattacharya, and Lilibeth Miranda are shown eating tirement, the first being from Louisiana 2 Number Maine Sea Vegetables flaked hummus prepared by State University where he had worked as Black Bear Dining for the reception. What’s next? a faculty member and administrator for Pizza with dulse flakes in the President’s Box at foot- 32 years. Chapman, who has abandoned ball games. Paradise (aka La Jolla, CA), is back at his country home in Saint Gabriel, LA. and will stay busy as a professor emeritus back at LSU. He will be involved in diversity out- reach for the LSU School of the Coast and Environment, thus continuing the kind of work he was doing at Scripps as the Scripps Diversity Coordinator. He will also continue serving as the Treasurer for the International Phycological Society and as a member of the International Organizing Committee for 10th International Phycological Congress to be held in 2013 in Orlando, FL. He also plans to do some consulting as a science advisor for Aquatic Energy, LLC. In Lake Charles, LA and for Global Renewable Energy & Power Inc. (GREPI) based in San Diego, CA and India. Dr. Robert Gundersen He has returned to the Baton Rouge Sun- rise Rotary Club and is also pleased to once again be serving on the Board of Directors for the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Patrons of LSU Opera.

Good Luck Russ! summer fall 2010 volume 46 volume Accolades 24 Louise Lewis congratulating Jeremy Nettleton 2010 Poster Award winner Number 2 Number

Chuck Amsler congratulating Jeff Morris 2010 Bold Award winner

Past PSA President Elizabeth Gantt enjoying a delightful dinner

Rick McCourt addressing the PSA members during the Banquet and Award Ceremony Mike Guiry’s advisees, Juliet Brodie and Christine Maggs, recalling the mentor summer fall 2010 Volume 46 Volume

Chuck Amsler congratulating the Bold award presenters 25 Number 2 Number

PSA President Paul Hayes recognizing the service of past president Chuck Amsler

Participants to the first REDToL workshop following the 2010 PSA meeting

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Dear PSA member To contribute, visit the PSA website 46 Volume and contribute online (click here). Or you It’s an exciting time to be a phycologist. can write a check to “PSA Endowment” and From biofuels to genomics and environmental addressed to the PSA Endowment Fund Man- research, research and education on algae is at an ager, Dr. Tim Nelson. all-time high. To advance these activities the Phyco-

logical Society of America supports many programs Dr. Tim Nelson 29 for its student members each year through its En- PSA Endowment Funds Manager dowment Funds, administered by the Board of Trust- Department of Biology ees. These funds have supported student travel to Seattle Pacific University Number 2 Number the Annual Meeting, Grants-in-Aid for research, and 3307 3rd Avenue West, Suite 205 financial aid to attend courses in phycology at field stations. All are vital activities that help students do On behalf of PSA I thank you for your their work learn about algae, and become immersed support, which will energize a part of our in the phycological community that PSA fosters. We membership that is vital to our future. want to grow this student membership by making membership and participation in PSA activities more Sincerely, accessible and attractive to young members. You can help! Paul Hayes, Ph.D. To capitalize on this interest the membership President, Phycological Society of America at the Business Meeting this year voted to double support for student programs in the coming year 2011. In part we will do this through business as usual, by drawing on income from the Endowment Funds targeted for student programs. Through good management, these funds are healthy in terms of the level of principal. But in today’s financial market, the level of income that Endowment Funds earn is down, and to double student support we need your help.

Our goal is to raise a total of $25,000 in En- dowment interest income and donations to double student support. This may not be a large amount compared to other fundraising efforts you have seen in your communities. But the strength of PSA has been in a solid level of steady contributions by SUPPORT PSA! a loyal membership, through Annual Meeting auc- tions, book royalties, and personal donations. We can meet this goal, with your support. PSA is now required to have Conflict of Interest and summer Non-Discrimination policies as a result of its changed IRS status: these policies are required for the current fall 2010 year’s return. The proposed text of the two policies was presented to membership via Powerpoint. The volume 46 volume motion to accept the text of the Conflict of Interest BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES statement was made by Rick McCourt, and seconded by Chuck Amsler. The vote to accept the wording was unanimous. The motion to accept the text of the Minutes of the PSA Annual Business Non-Discrimination policy was made by Rich Triem- Meeting 2010 Kellogg Hotel and er, seconded by Bob Sheath, and was unanimously Convention Center, East Lansing, MI approved by the membership. July 12, 2010

30 2. Vice-President / President Elect’s Report (Susan The meeting was called to order at 5:37 Brawley): Vice-President / President Elect (V-P/P-E) pm by President Paul Hayes. Approval of the

Number 2 Number Brawley is interested in enriching the annual PSA 2009 PSA Business Meeting minutes was meetings with workshops and symposia that address requested. The motion for approval was made important and timely issues. She mentioned a num- by Russ Chapman, seconded by Morgan Vis, ber of other possible changes to the PSA including and unanimously approved. establishing a science public policy committee, writ- ing white papers and having working groups. The 1. President’s report (Paul Hayes): President idea is to have the PSA membership more engaged Hayes reported several items that arose dur- at various levels so that our expertise is represented ing the annual Executive Committee (EC) in important decisions at local and national levels. meeting, several days previous. The EC had Index cards were provided for suggestions from the agreed to propose an International Vice-Presi- membership for workshops they would like to see at dent (VP) position (from outside North Amer- future PSA meetings. ica, serving a 2-year period) to bring interna- tional perspective to the PSA and to develop 3. Program Director’s Report (TJ Evens [outgoing PD] more formalized contacts with phycologists and Dale Casamatta [incoming PD]): around the world. Establishing this position The 2009 PSA meeting in Honolulu had 151 PSA requires by-law changes that will be put to members in attendance. PD Evens related an ac- the membership on the upcoming election counting issue that is ongoing with ASPB that is ballot. A discussion was held with the mem- affecting the finalization of the finances for that bership and it was clarified that international meeting (ASPB is interpreting the MOU so that we phycologists would still be welcome to serve still owe ca $11K). Treasurer Delwiche will liaise in other society positions, and that the EC is with ASPB to reach a resolution. The 2009 meeting proposing to offer International VPs a similar will likely leave the PSA with a small deficit, but this reimbursement for meeting costs as is offered should not be problematic for the society. The 2010 to journal associate editors ($1,000), to help Michigan State meeting had approximately 157 reg- defray the additional costs of international istrants and the meeting is expected to turn a slight travel to PSA meetings. President Hayes also profit. PD Evens introduced the incoming PD, Dale reported that election ballots have not yet Casamatta. PD Casamatta gave an overview of the appeared, largely because of the communi- plans for future PSA meetings. He asked for ideas for cation problems we have been experienc- symposia for the 2011 Seattle meeting (the meeting ing with the membership. To address these is likely to be held July 13-16, 2011 with a four-day issues, an accurate email and snail mail list format, and with field trips prior to the meeting : will be generated and used to distribute the local organizer Tim Nelson). Index cards were distrib- ballot in September. uted to solicit ideas. Charleston, SC has been identi- Volume 46 31 Number 2 summer 2010 fall Membership Director Lehman is tryingMembershipLehman Director to online and correct the membership go have Wiley-Blackwell (WB) on the their profiles He will be asking everywebsite. member instructions using their profile update to to flyer by and on the PSA website provided He will also be copy. hard in be distributed and will looking snail mail addresses all for try of communication, correct problems to and retired members especially with life he can provide that He also related members. who has anyone membership numbers to contact members need to but that lost theirs, their password. WB for a presented Membership Lehman Director membership: student increase to proposal enactPSA would a startup membership only), with of $40 (online journal access fee pay could Students free. and three two years to would like cost if they in the difference have we the print journal (currently receive electing the print option). students for many clarified cur- discussion it was that Through memberships would for paying students rent would there and that years, free two receive ap- also would limit (this proposal be no term motion The students). undergraduate ply to sec- Chuck Amsler, made by was accept to approved Aumack, and was Craig onded by membership. the by Report Sheath (Bob Editor Sheath): 6. Editor’s has been an increase there that explained to in the number of manuscripts submitted num- the but that the Journal of Phycology, He stable. ber published has been relatively (AEs) has been asking Editors the Associate can be etc. whether tables, and reviewers Supplementaryput into reduce Materials to manuscript average The manuscript length. is which he believes 11 pages, over is now the Journal are Submissions to long. still too with the larg- with Asia very international, second Europe est number of submissions, 5. Membership Director’s Report Lehman): (Roy 5. Membership Director’s reported the that Membership Lehman Director this is and that decline, to membership continues engage choosing to possibly because people are Nonetheless, based societies. broadly with more PSA still trying PSA membership. are increase we to member- The had 780 members as of July 1, 2010. about 100 members after by grow to ship tends will not be far we and it is likely that the meeting, He 2009 numbers eventually. behind December re-establish to attempts with related communication with some problems all members (communication The been especially concerning). have members life cate- by presented of membership was breakdown noted and it was gory region, geographical and by mem- a high number of international have we that bers. 4. Treasurer’s Report in absentia) Delwiche, (Chuck Treasurer’s 4. The Jour- remains strong. of PSA financial status The is the primary for of income source nal of Phycology 2009 The $100K in 2009. over generating the society, but the a loss, at Honolulu operated PSA meeting in exact of the loss is still pending negotia- amount PSA have for reporting IRS The requirements tions. account- which will increase substantially, increased was pre- budget The proposed and efforts. ing costs Some relatively and approval. comment for sented outlined were year the previous minor changes from 2011 $10K in the project fund has doubled to – e.g. carry of PSA to allow initiatives to proposed out the line expense a $12.5K non-yearly Brawley, V-P/P-E the for not be required or may may added that was treasury (see BOT support to fellowships student Vice- and report), in President’s increases Chair’s of Scientific the Council attend funds to President’s and American Institute of (CSSP) Society Presidents and an increase meetings, Sciences (AIBS) Biological the accept motion to The budget. in the accounting Rick made by McCourt, budget was proposed sec- approved. and unanimously Eric Linton, onded by fied as a potential site for 2012, but he would like would like he 2012, but for site as a potential fied for as ideas as well society the on this, from feedback In meet. could 2013 we with which other societies International Phycologi- with the will be meeting we like to would and he Florida, in Orlando, cal Congress following sites for the membership from hear ideas 2013.

7. Student Representative’s Report Aumack): (Craig Representative’s 7. Student himself introduced Aumack representative Student serving be he would that and explained a two-year all commit- for volunteers student asked for He term. meetings from future for ideas and asked for tees, membership. the student (BOT) Chair ReportTrustees (Rick Mc- of 8. Board Chair McCourt the BOT Court): that explained BOT the and developing with maintaining is entrusted the funds for associated and managing endowment not been a good it has that He explained Society. have rates and interest period of late, investment is not substan- in investments so interest been low, in be involved time to it is a great Paradoxically, tial. support like to would and the BOT algal research, and the recommended, BOT The activities. student a one-time campaign EC has approved fund-raising support of student double levels to (goal: $25K). and the endowment will go to Half of this amount cam- The support. student the other half directly to from the membership to of a letter will consist paign the Croasdale, for the fundraiser explain to the BOT guaran- In to order funds. and Hoshaw Grant-in-Aid up any make to the treasury has agreed the total, tee from The auction proceeds to $12,500. up difference PSA Additionally, the campaign. will initiate this year student from accountability increased will require abstract (plus a of a 300-word in the form awardees what illustrate and publishing permission) to photo done with the funds. was including presented, was Other the BOT from news to WB website on a link on the work their decision to partici- PSA, effortsto broaden to enable donations soci- regional out to and reaching on the BOT pation 2011 meeting in Seattle will likely include The eties. hall meeting with emphasis on student an NSF town support. Members should contact are the EC if they like to or if they would in joining the BOT interested ideas. put forward Report (Tim Manager’s Nelson): 9. Fund PSA Manager the three Nelson explained Fund and members fund, funds: the treasury life reserve, 6 Grants- awards, 11 Hoshaw year This endowments. the Bold & Lewin 1 Provasoli, Croasdales, 6 in-Aid, line meeting symposia, and the Prescott Awards, balances The the endowment. all funded by were interest Low shown. funds were in the endowment

and North America third. The Journal has The and North America third. of papers published per number the largest Sheath Editor journals. amongst related year been a backlog had there that of explained 2008, and from publication manuscripts for number of in the an increase was there that accommodate to year that papers published a turn- Journal is aiming for The the backlog. of 2.0 months, initial decision time to around 2.8 last year, to number jumped but that including the increase for reasons with many re- (3-5 review review declining to reviewers need- quests very requests 12 up to common, agree reviewers ed), and sometimes having Editorial The and then abandon the review. and this, alleviate to talked about how Board change communication planning to they are try to this prob- help solve to with reviewers impactThe in factor of the Journal fell lem. 2.227) with the primary2009 (to being reason the backlog diluting the 2008 of papers from in 2010. impact; see an improvement it may ideas to is developing Board Editorial The including impact factor, the Journal’s increase EarlyView (the upcoming turnaround faster function the publication should speed up bundling 2 months), to 15 days by process the acceptance lowering papers and reviews, choosing key manuscripts, of standard rate and advertisement for open access papers for judge Editors Associate having the journal, quality and impact a tri-papers for through time of review. and decreasing age process of the percent posed as to A question was Editor PSA members. papers published by less probably it was that answered Sheath members often although join for than half, publish a manuscript in the Jour- to one year It nal. asked whether the Journal was would they that He replied publish special issues. but publishing these as a partialwould, issue lessen the publica- it would be best since may papers. of regular tion delay fall 2010 fall summer volume 46 32 Number 2 rates are affecting the funds (5.1% in 2007 versus approximately 4% in 2010, which is a 20% drop). The summer publication line in 2011 will be redirected to main- tain similar amounts as previous years if the fund- fall 2010 raiser is not successful. 11. New business 10. Communications Director’s Report (Juan Lopez- Several outgoing officers were recognized Volume 46 Volume Bautista): Communications Director Lopez-Bautista for their dedication and service to the society explained that the role of the Communications by President Hayes: Chuck Amsler (President- Committee is to maintain the society website and Elect / President / Vice-President), TJ Evens produce the PSA newsletter. He is looking for a new (Program Director), Juan Lopez-Bautista webmaster for the PSA website, and thanked Judith (Communications Director) and Roy Lehman Connor for her dedication to the site in recent years. (Membership Director).

Two issues of the PSA newsletter per year are pro- 33 duced and distributed electronically, with a higher Motion to adjourn was made at 6:56 pm by resolution version newsletter posted on the PSA President Hayes.

website if members would like to download it from 2 Number there. He explained some upcoming changes to the Respectfully submitted by PSA Secretary PSA website, including the addition of a counter, and Alison Sherwood the uploading of digitized content of the archives (in conjunction with Bruce Parker, who maintains the archives). He ended by acknowledging Mike Wynne for his many years of Phycological Trailblazer contri- butions, as well as his editing of the newsletters.

Deadline for contributions for the next PSA Newsletter:

January 15th, 2011

Please contact Juan Lopez-Bautista [email protected] or Dale Casamatta [email protected]